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GSA to invest $80 million on smart building technologies at federal properties

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) will invest $80 million from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) into smart building technologies within 560 federal buildings. GSA intends to enhance operations through granular controls, expand available reporting with more advanced metering sources, and optimize the operator experience.


Products and Materials

Top products from AIA 2024

This month, Building Design+Construction editors are bringing you the top products displayed at the 2024 AIA Conference on Architecture & Design. Nearly 550 building product manufacturers showcased their products—here are 17 that caught our eye.



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Dec 7, 2011

Autodesk agrees to acquire Horizontal Systems

Acquisition extends and accelerates cloud-based BIM solutions for collaboration, data, and lifecycle management.

Dec 5, 2011

New York and San Francisco receive World Green Building Council's Government Leadership Awards

USGBC commends two U.S. cities for their innovation in green building leadership.

Dec 5, 2011

Summit Design+Build begins renovation of Chicago’s Esquire Theatre

The 33,000 square foot building will undergo an extensive structural remodel and core & shell build-out changing the building’s use from a movie theater to a high-end retail center.

Dec 5, 2011

Fraser Brown MacKenna wins Green Gown Award

Working closely with staff at Queen Mary University of London, MEP Engineers Mott MacDonald, Cost Consultants Burnley Wilson Fish and main contractor Charter Construction, we developed a three-fold solution for the sustainable retrofit of the building.

Dec 2, 2011

Legrand joins White House initiative to spur energy efficiency in commercial buildings

Company agrees to aggressive energy savings and reporting.

Dec 1, 2011

Nauset Construction breaks ground on Massachusetts health care center

The $20 million project is scheduled to be completed by December 2012. 

Dec 1, 2011

Ground broken on first LEED Platinum designed school house built by volunteers

Phoenix public school receives the generous gift of a state-of-the-art building for student and community use.

Dec 1, 2011

VLK Architects’ office receives LEED certification

The West 7th development, which houses the firm’s office, was designed to be LEED for Core & Shell, which gave VLK the head start on finishing out the area for LEED Silver Certification CI.

Nov 29, 2011

First EPD awarded to exterior roof and wall products manufacturer

EPD is a standardized, internationally recognized tool for providing information on a product’s environmental impact. 

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